Wimmera by-election, 1946
A by-election was held in the Wimmera electorate in regional Victoria on 9 February 1946, following the resignation of independent MP Alexander Wilson.
Results
| Wimmera by-election, 1946[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Country |
Winton Turnbull |
15,284 |
43.09 |
+43.09 |
|
Country |
Cliff Everett |
6,724 |
18.96 |
+18.96 |
|
Independent Country |
James Stoddart |
6,361 |
17.93 |
+17.93 |
|
Independent Labor |
John Somerville Smith |
2,923 |
8.24 |
+8.24 |
|
Independent |
Arnold Eberle |
2,042 |
5.71 |
+5.71 |
|
Independent Labor |
Fred Arlington-Burke |
1,824 |
5.14 |
+5.14 |
|
Independent |
Louis Phillips |
312 |
0.88 |
+0.88 |
| Total formal votes |
35,470 |
95.45 |
–2.41 |
| Informal votes |
1,692 |
4.55 |
+2.41 |
| Turnout |
37,162 |
82.89 |
–13.73 |
| Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Country |
Winton Turnbull |
20,924 |
58.99 |
+58.99 |
|
Country |
Cliff Everett |
14,546 |
41.01 |
+41.01 |
|
Country gain from Independent Country |
Swing |
+16.24 |
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